Return-Path: Received: from mtain-mj04.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-mj04.r1000.mail.aol.com [172.21.164.88]) by air-ma02.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINMA024-b4f64d5a3ce5f3; Tue, 15 Feb 2011 03:44:22 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-mj04.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 7EEBA38000090; Tue, 15 Feb 2011 03:44:20 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1PpGV0-0000by-JD for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:43:06 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1PpGUz-0000bp-6d for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:43:05 +0000 Received: from out1.ip03ir2.opaltelecom.net ([62.24.128.239]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1PpGUx-0003oV-4C for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:43:05 +0000 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AhIBAOvKWU1Ok8bQ/2dsb2JhbACCSpBPA4Nijl1zvGmFXgSBY41tgnI X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.60,473,1291593600"; d="scan'208,217";a="337786127" Received: from unknown (HELO xphd97xgq27nyf) ([78.147.198.208]) by out1.ip03ir2.opaltelecom.net with SMTP; 15 Feb 2011 08:42:55 +0000 Message-ID: <000d01cbccec$54e60520$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> From: "mal hamilton" To: References: <007801cbcc70$9ed3b870$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf><009001cbcc79$347800e0$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:42:51 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: Re: LF: Re: HE3OM Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000A_01CBCCEC.54712340" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.5 required=5.0 tests=HTML_40_50,HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false x-aol-global-disposition: G x-aol-sid: 3039400c89a84d5a3ce32c0d X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01CBCCEC.54712340 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Toni Tnx ur msg A good time I find for TA is around 2230 - 0200 utc signals build up= before this time and then taper off and then peak again in the mornin= g before my sunrise. The best freq for the USA observers is 136.318 pl= us/minus. but you can make arrangements with them about your plans and= for their suggestions. You should have no trouble making a TA contact= with your strong signal. Keep the QSO as short as possible with just the essential information= and be prepared to reduce speed if necessary to maybe qrs30 if condx= are poor. I have been successful recently on the TA path under variable conditio= ns, being observed but did not QSO. I was able to make it last evening to 4X1RF with QSO quality signal.= Your signal was also strong in Haifa=20 Good luck with the DX=20 De Mal/G3KEV =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: HB9ASB=20 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 5:43 AM Subject: Re: LF: Re: HE3OM Good morning Mal Thank you for the information. The whole evening I've been sitting= at the SW-stations on 160m at the second tower (188m high), HB9DUL,= Iacopo was operating the LF-Station. He told me, that we have made a= QSO with ES5AM. His signal here was very strong in QRSS3.=20 Last Sunday I had already a QSO with RN3AGC. 2350km at noon over a= land path, not bad. I don't think, we have a receiver problem. Rather= a TX problem, hi.=20 Now we would like to do the final step: A transatlantic QSO - I mean= a real QSO, no beaconing. I think we should arrive at the East coast= more or less at noise level, so we should be readable in QRSS3. On th= e receive side, we can go as long as needed. Are there powerful statio= ns over there or just listeners or the so called grabbers? HE3OM will be QRV until the end of the month. So we still have two= weekends. Then its over for the crocodile. 73 de Toni 2011/2/14 mal hamilton Toni At present u are being called by RN3AGC es ES5AM good signs with= me but ur not responding=20 de mal/g3kev ----- Original Message -----=20 From: HB9ASB=20 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 6:03 PM Subject: Re: LF: Re: HE3OM Sorry Mal I'm not at the station. But I will tell the operator. 73 de Toni 2011/2/14 mal hamilton Toni You seem to have a RX problem again. You keep asking stns to= QRS, and you cannot hear me althougt a report from DL gives me 25 dB= above noise. mal/g3kev ----- Original Message -----=20 From: HB9ASB=20 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 10:24 AM Subject: LF: HE3OM HE3OM will be on the air again today from 17:00 UT. QRSS aro= und 137.7 Operator Iacopo, HB9DUL 73 de Toni, HB9ASB ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01CBCCEC.54712340 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Toni
Tnx ur msg
A good time I find for TA is around 2230 - 020= 0 utc=20 signals build up before this time and then taper off and then peak aga= in in the=20 morning before my sunrise. The best freq for the USA observers is 136.= 318=20 plus/minus. but you can make arrangements with them about your=20 plans and for their suggestions. You should have no trouble= making a=20 TA contact with your strong signal.
Keep the QSO as short as possible with just th= e essential=20 information and be prepared to reduce speed if necessary to maybe qrs3= 0 if condx=20 are poor.
I have been successful recently on the TA path= under=20 variable conditions, being observed but did not QSO.
I was able to make it last evening to 4X1RF wi= th QSO=20 quality signal. Your signal was also strong in Haifa
 
Good luck with the DX
De Mal/G3KEV
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 HB9ASB<= /A>
Sent: Tuesday, February 15,= 2011 5:43=20 AM
Subject: Re: LF: Re: HE3OM

Good morning Mal
Thank you for the information. Th= e whole=20 evening I've been sitting at the SW-stations on 160m at the second= tower (188m=20 high), HB9DUL, Iacopo was operating the LF-Station. He told me, that= we have=20 made a QSO with ES5AM. His signal here was very strong in QRSS3.
Last=20 Sunday I had already a QSO with RN3AGC. 2350km at noon over a land= path, not=20 bad. I don't think, we have a receiver problem. Rather a TX problem,= hi.=20
Now we would like to do the final step: A transatlantic QSO - I= mean a=20 real QSO, no beaconing. I think we should arrive at the East coast= more or=20 less at noise level, so we should be readable in QRSS3. On the recei= ve side,=20 we can go as long as needed. Are there powerful stations over there= or just=20 listeners or the so called grabbers?

HE3OM will be QRV until= the end of=20 the month. So we still have two weekends. Then its over for the=20 crocodile.

73 de Toni

2011/2/14 mal hamilton <= g3kevmal@talktalk.net= >
Toni
At present u are being called by RN3AGC es= ES5AM good=20 signs with me but ur not responding
de mal/g3kev
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 HB9ASB
Sent: Monday, February 14= , 2011 6:03=20 PM
Subject: Re: LF: Re: HE3O= M

Sorry Mal
I'm not at the station. But I will= tell the=20 operator.
73 de Toni

2011/2/14 mal hamilton = <g3kevmal@talktalk.net>
Toni
You seem to have a RX problem again.= You keep=20 asking stns to QRS, and you cannot hear me althougt a report= from DL=20 gives me 25 dB above noise.
mal/g3kev
 
----- Original Message -----=
From: HB9ASB=
Sent: Monday, Februar= y 14, 2011=20 10:24 AM
Subject: LF: HE3OM

HE3OM will be on the air again today from 17:= 00 UT.=20 QRSS around 137.7
Operator Iacopo, HB9DUL


73= de Toni,=20 HB9ASB


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